Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:

To honor Veterans Day, GalleyCat details how to share books[2] with those active in military service.

Philip Roth informed a French publication he's finished with writing, and the Guardian lists other celebrated literary exits, including Shakespeare's withdrawal[3] to his home at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1611, just after premiering The Tempest.

"Second books are precarious but crucial, both for the poet and for the reader interested in a poet’s oeuvre. They suggest, for one thing, that the poet won't be a one-hit wonder." Lisa Russ Spaar examines sophomore efforts[6]. (Los Angeles Review of Books)